we kind of zig-zagged, having no real 100% destination over the course of Labor Day weekend. Our mission was to head out to the flat-tops and work our way around, with one goal in mind...to get away from this souring HEAT of late!!

We started in Rifle, Co visiting Rifle Gap Falls (been in a lot of movies); moving our way north to the Yampa River corridor, through Steamboat Springs visiting Steamboat and Stagecoach Lakes, then zig-zagged back out west to the little railroad towns of Bond and McCoy, where my grandmother grew up and married my grandfather, who then began working on the railroad up/down the Colorado River along that stretch.

Here are some pics:

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A pic of our 3 demonds - 2 poms and a chihuahua/Dachsund mix; they were supposed to be resting in the camper after a long day of walking/hiking

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Our 1st night stay at a Yampa River camp-ground along highway 40

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Tried to get the hole house in this pic - it was a beautiful place, this is our dream turf, horses included...

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Just some nice Aspen trees

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This is the stretch of highway from McCoy to Bond, Colorado - Colorado river flows high through here

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This is the replacement bridge for the ole Colorado State bridge

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Couldn't resist to take this shot of our next dream rig for camping/hauling; the one we should've bought - black one-ton Dodge dually, instead of our 3/4 ton; at least our engines are of the same cummins beast. Thought it was a sweet looking truck - he was flying too.

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We're home......ya, ah-hun!

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Just got a look at these. Great photos of some beautiful country! Way to get out and enjoy your time off!